Hi All!
Sorry about the lengthy silence but . . . life sometimes gets in the way of blogging, you know! I was visiting my wonderful parents in Ohio (with all of the snow and the cold - what in the world was I thinking?????). I had a fabulous time and Hubby and I enjoyed the holidays among family and friends.
Now I am back and ready for a new year and a "fresh" start. A fresh start at what . . . I am not sure yet. I do plan to do a couple (at least) of the following.
1. Get back to a regular exercise schedule including walking and weights and Wii!
2. Get back to a regular vocal exercise schedule. The holidays really set me back a bit!
3. Get back into a regular blogging schedule. For some reason I think that if I am not able to blog in the morning that means that I can't blog for the entire day!
4. Somehow survive TWO classes this semester - one of which is the second part of Practicum where I go and actually do some interpreting under the watchful eyes of certified interpreters (scary!).
5. Convince Hubby that he needs to join me in my regular exercise schedule in some way.
6. Actually write down an exercise plan so that I might (might) stick with it.
7. Wish all of my bloggy (and blog reading) friends a wonderful, happy, and healthy 2011!
Talk to you soon (see number 3!).
Trisha
Voice Update: Well, if you remember number 2 above, you will know that the holidays haven't been good for me and exercises - of any kind! I did do a lot of talking (sometimes over doing it a bit) so that I got THAT exercise but I didn't do much massage and I am certain that Susan will yell at me when I see her Wednesday (I think it is this Wednesday - I am not out of vacation mode yet!).
Showing posts with label Wii. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
Friday, January 15, 2010
Really?!?
Hi All!
Well. This week has really been a "piece of work." I have been packing and working and crocheting and Wii-ing and feeling exhausted. Yesterday I said the week seemed like it would never end and, guess what! It won't!
Yesterday I got home from work at 7:00 with the knowledge that I "get" to get back THIS afternoon! To unpack. Doesn't that sound like "fun?"
Well, I am going to try to block that from my mind until I get there. I managed to get my tired hide outside this morning in the lovely weather - 49 degrees - and walk. It was beautiful. A bit damp from the rain we got last night but beautiful. I didn't realize how much I have missed walking each morning until I started again.
When I got home (sweating) I headed straight to the Wii where I proceeded to get even sweatier (if that was possible!). I did my Yoga and my strength training and one balance game. Eventually I hope to re-introduce the short weight lifting routine I used to do. However, one small baby step at a time, right?
Speaking of baby steps. . . look at this picture and try to see if you can find what is "wrong."
Have you figured it out? Yes! This "grid" is MUCH smaller than it was the last time I showed it to you. Why? Just to add to my week . . . I realized yesterday that I had made a major mistake in the grid - in the second row - and so I took everything out to redo it. Like it isn't taking me long enough to do this project in the first place! Mom is already working on "part two" of her project! She might be done before I even get this darn grid finished!
I had planned to have a quiet day today. I want to go to the DAC since I haven't been there for a couple weeks and then I was going to come home, take a nap, wake up and work on my crochet. Not happening.
*sigh*
I can hardly wait until next week - the fun of unpacking what I don't get done today PLUS a class on Wednesday night from 6 to 10!!!
Please keep praying for Linda. She needs strength and hope right now.
Trisha
Voice Update: Doing really well despite the fact that I almost choked to death yesterday on some orange juice! My SD makes swallowing tricky and there are times when some liquid or another "goes down the wrong way" and I choke. This is NOT fun and I end up coughing and red-faced and teary eyed before the experience is resolved. This is one reason many people with SD find it easier to drink all liquids through a straw - to minimize choking. The choking is NOT fun and seems to always happen at the worst time (I can even choke on my own spit!) like yesterday when I was in the middle of talking to a client at work!
Well. This week has really been a "piece of work." I have been packing and working and crocheting and Wii-ing and feeling exhausted. Yesterday I said the week seemed like it would never end and, guess what! It won't!
Yesterday I got home from work at 7:00 with the knowledge that I "get" to get back THIS afternoon! To unpack. Doesn't that sound like "fun?"
Well, I am going to try to block that from my mind until I get there. I managed to get my tired hide outside this morning in the lovely weather - 49 degrees - and walk. It was beautiful. A bit damp from the rain we got last night but beautiful. I didn't realize how much I have missed walking each morning until I started again.
When I got home (sweating) I headed straight to the Wii where I proceeded to get even sweatier (if that was possible!). I did my Yoga and my strength training and one balance game. Eventually I hope to re-introduce the short weight lifting routine I used to do. However, one small baby step at a time, right?
Speaking of baby steps. . . look at this picture and try to see if you can find what is "wrong."
Have you figured it out? Yes! This "grid" is MUCH smaller than it was the last time I showed it to you. Why? Just to add to my week . . . I realized yesterday that I had made a major mistake in the grid - in the second row - and so I took everything out to redo it. Like it isn't taking me long enough to do this project in the first place! Mom is already working on "part two" of her project! She might be done before I even get this darn grid finished!
I had planned to have a quiet day today. I want to go to the DAC since I haven't been there for a couple weeks and then I was going to come home, take a nap, wake up and work on my crochet. Not happening.
*sigh*
I can hardly wait until next week - the fun of unpacking what I don't get done today PLUS a class on Wednesday night from 6 to 10!!!
Please keep praying for Linda. She needs strength and hope right now.
Trisha
Voice Update: Doing really well despite the fact that I almost choked to death yesterday on some orange juice! My SD makes swallowing tricky and there are times when some liquid or another "goes down the wrong way" and I choke. This is NOT fun and I end up coughing and red-faced and teary eyed before the experience is resolved. This is one reason many people with SD find it easier to drink all liquids through a straw - to minimize choking. The choking is NOT fun and seems to always happen at the worst time (I can even choke on my own spit!) like yesterday when I was in the middle of talking to a client at work!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Well, Good Morning to Me!
Hi All!
You know that you should just climb back under the covers when your day starts like this.
First, I checked out the temperature . . .
16.8 is REALLY cold for Texas! AND this is about an entire degree colder than it was when Hubby woke up so the temps are going down!
sdhfg
Then I walked out to the living room and saw . . . .
Hmmmm. This isn't looking too good.
From the location I can tell that one of my plants took a header. Also notice the empty space in the corner of the wine rack turned plant stand.
See the empty corner? That is where my Paper Whites were sitting when I went to bed last night. Where are they now?
Well - here is a clue. A shot of a broken stem with a bud which was just starting to open in front of some stuff . . .
Another hint - some open blooms in front of something . . .
Yes, my Paper Whites are in the sink! Hubby picked them up and put them there to recover from their terrible fall (where are the King's horses and the King's men?). Of course, Hubby left the mess for me to clean up. Isn't he great? It was me and the evil vacuum cleaner swooping in to save the recently steam-cleaned carpet!
Of course!
sdh
You know that you should just climb back under the covers when your day starts like this.
First, I checked out the temperature . . .
16.8 is REALLY cold for Texas! AND this is about an entire degree colder than it was when Hubby woke up so the temps are going down!sdhfg
Then I walked out to the living room and saw . . . .
Hmmmm. This isn't looking too good.
From the location I can tell that one of my plants took a header. Also notice the empty space in the corner of the wine rack turned plant stand.
See the empty corner? That is where my Paper Whites were sitting when I went to bed last night. Where are they now?
Well - here is a clue. A shot of a broken stem with a bud which was just starting to open in front of some stuff . . .
Another hint - some open blooms in front of something . . .
Yes, my Paper Whites are in the sink! Hubby picked them up and put them there to recover from their terrible fall (where are the King's horses and the King's men?). Of course, Hubby left the mess for me to clean up. Isn't he great? It was me and the evil vacuum cleaner swooping in to save the recently steam-cleaned carpet!sdfh
Who was the culprit in this little "incident" you ask?
Of course!
sdh
I think I hear those covers calling my name!
sgdh
Trisha
dsfg
P.S. I did Wii this morning - five days in a row!!! YEAH! Ten days in a row, here I come!
sfg
Voice Update: Ouch! My neck hurts where Susan was working on it - still! Oh well!My voice is doing well.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Best Post Ever . . . .
Hi All!
On the walk from my water cooler to the computer room this morning I had THE idea. The idea for the BEST blog post ever, It was something which would catch your attention, make you think, leave an impression on you which would last the entire day. The post was pre-formed in my mind. It was perfect.
And then . . .
I sat at the keyboard and it was lost.
Gone.
Try as I might, I can not recapture the idea for the best post ever. Like mist on a sunny day, it is gone too soon to be captured. *sigh* Oh well. I guess you will just have to settle for an ordinary post from me again today. I apologize!
Yesterday I spent about four hours at work cleaning and packing. My job for the day was cleaning and packing the "kitchen" area. This is a small area with three little cupboards around the sink area. Let me tell you - for a group of women, this area was a MESS! Food was in the cupboards which was five years out of date. There was gunk under the sink which is best not described.
Luckily, packing everything up (and throwing a LOT of old stuff away) didn't take me that long AND - with the exception of the coffee pot and some miscellaneous cups and stuff - it is done! Now I can move on to some files which need to be cleaned out and shredded. Doesn't that sound like fun to you?
My speech appointment went very well yesterday. Susan said that my throat was the loosest it has been for a while and that my voice was "excellent." I didn't have any breaks at all while I was speaking to her in my session. Of course, when my session was done I was out talking to my other bosses and heard some breaks. Could be they stress me out talking about packing, etc. What do you think?
In other news, my mother will be proud of me. I stopped at several different stores yesterday (she says I never get out and shop). On my way to work I hit the post office (stamps for three of the bosses), Staples (tubs to pack for the move), Wal Mart (thread and a crochet hook for a project Mom and I are doing "together" even though I have no clue how to crochet!), and the gas station (which helped me actually get to work!). Then, on the way home I stopped at Big Lots to pick up some Christmas bows (at half price) for my Christmas wreath. The old bows had seen better days so . . . I needed news ones. While getting bows I found some fake candle lights for in the windows (we used to do this at home and I have always liked the look), some treats for my Dad (in a couple years - they have to get nice and stale), some sweatshirts I can make into cardigans (good cardigans are always a good idea), some Healthy Choice meals (at an exceptional price) and some cream of chicken soup.
That was quite a shopping spree for me!
This morning I woke up with a bit of a headache due to the rapidly changing weather we are experiencing. However, I managed to get through another day of my Wii workout. Today was yoga and aerobics. My body is a bit shaky after the workout and I am sweating more than you would like to know about. I am proud that I got through the workout even though my head was trying to lure me back into bed!
Hope you have a terrific Thursday!
Trisha
Voice Update: Well, I pretty much said it all in the main part of my blog but . . . I am doing well. I did talk to Susan about the man I met who had a good voice for five years and has regressed. Susan told me not to worry because he regressed due to a botched Botox shot and she doesn't think I will regress as long as I continue to be vigilant (!) about my exercises.
On the walk from my water cooler to the computer room this morning I had THE idea. The idea for the BEST blog post ever, It was something which would catch your attention, make you think, leave an impression on you which would last the entire day. The post was pre-formed in my mind. It was perfect.
And then . . .
I sat at the keyboard and it was lost.
Gone.
Try as I might, I can not recapture the idea for the best post ever. Like mist on a sunny day, it is gone too soon to be captured. *sigh* Oh well. I guess you will just have to settle for an ordinary post from me again today. I apologize!
Yesterday I spent about four hours at work cleaning and packing. My job for the day was cleaning and packing the "kitchen" area. This is a small area with three little cupboards around the sink area. Let me tell you - for a group of women, this area was a MESS! Food was in the cupboards which was five years out of date. There was gunk under the sink which is best not described.
Luckily, packing everything up (and throwing a LOT of old stuff away) didn't take me that long AND - with the exception of the coffee pot and some miscellaneous cups and stuff - it is done! Now I can move on to some files which need to be cleaned out and shredded. Doesn't that sound like fun to you?
My speech appointment went very well yesterday. Susan said that my throat was the loosest it has been for a while and that my voice was "excellent." I didn't have any breaks at all while I was speaking to her in my session. Of course, when my session was done I was out talking to my other bosses and heard some breaks. Could be they stress me out talking about packing, etc. What do you think?
In other news, my mother will be proud of me. I stopped at several different stores yesterday (she says I never get out and shop). On my way to work I hit the post office (stamps for three of the bosses), Staples (tubs to pack for the move), Wal Mart (thread and a crochet hook for a project Mom and I are doing "together" even though I have no clue how to crochet!), and the gas station (which helped me actually get to work!). Then, on the way home I stopped at Big Lots to pick up some Christmas bows (at half price) for my Christmas wreath. The old bows had seen better days so . . . I needed news ones. While getting bows I found some fake candle lights for in the windows (we used to do this at home and I have always liked the look), some treats for my Dad (in a couple years - they have to get nice and stale), some sweatshirts I can make into cardigans (good cardigans are always a good idea), some Healthy Choice meals (at an exceptional price) and some cream of chicken soup.
That was quite a shopping spree for me!
This morning I woke up with a bit of a headache due to the rapidly changing weather we are experiencing. However, I managed to get through another day of my Wii workout. Today was yoga and aerobics. My body is a bit shaky after the workout and I am sweating more than you would like to know about. I am proud that I got through the workout even though my head was trying to lure me back into bed!
Hope you have a terrific Thursday!
Trisha
Voice Update: Well, I pretty much said it all in the main part of my blog but . . . I am doing well. I did talk to Susan about the man I met who had a good voice for five years and has regressed. Susan told me not to worry because he regressed due to a botched Botox shot and she doesn't think I will regress as long as I continue to be vigilant (!) about my exercises.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Blue Blanket Time!
Hi All!
Even though my muscles ached all day yesterday making every movement excruciating*, I made it through the day! Work went well despite the awful woman recording on the United Healthcare automated help line. I don't understand how she can ask me to repeat something and then cut me off while I am repeating it! She isn't as nice as the Aetna man recording. He sounds like a cutie! I think I have a crush on him!
* This is a HUGE exaggeration. My muscle did ache but it was just a tick above the annoying level. I am just being a wimp!
Despite my muscles' protest, I got busy with the Wii again this morning. It was Yoga and strength training today. Not surprisingly, my push ups weren't as good as they were on Monday - probably due to my sore bicep muscles! My balance wasn't as good as usual either - probably because my calf muscles are competing to see who can be the "camp cramp champ!"
Actually, after going to bed with an aspirin, I woke up MUCH better. Only my calves are still really protesting. This surprises me a bit since I walk pretty much everyday. They should be used to being abused! By the way - still no walking since the arctic air is heading this way. It was a bit warmer today - about 30 - but tomorrow and Friday are supposed to be lows of 15 or so with highs during the days of only the low 20s. Brrrr!
Speaking of bed . . . it is blue blanket time!
What? You don't know about blue blanket time? You don't do this at YOUR house?
Actually, that doesn't surprise me too much!
Blue Blanket Time only comes about in our household when the temperatures dip lower than normal during our winters. This "ritual" involves days of discussing if we need an additional blanket on the bed - the blue blanket. Then, after the decision to put the blue blanket on the bed there is the straining to remember just where we put the blue blanket after the last cold snap. This leads to a hunt through every closet in the house until the blue blanket is found and triumphantly carried back to the bedroom.
Next, there is the debate over just how we should put the blanket on the bed. Over the comforter? Under the comforter? Do we tuck it in at the bottom? Leave it longer at the top? As always, we decide to put the blue blanket under the comforter (to minimize the white cat hair accumulation on the dark blue blanket) and to not tuck it in but to leave a fold at the bottom for extra warmth for our feet.
Now we strip the comforter off the bed (after pushing Skor off the bed once or twice), spread the blue blanket over the sheet (again, after pushing Skor off the bed at least once), fold the bottom of the blanket up for the foot warming area, and then pulling the comforter over the bed (with Skor between the blanket and the comforter).
A faint smile creeps onto Hubby's face as he anticipates a nice, toasty warm night of sleep. He is the one who is almost always cold at night. Me - I am the one who can sleep with only a sheet most of the time! We hurry to get ready for bed and then slide into our newly blue blanketed bed. We both sigh with contentment as we feel the foot warming layer doing its job.
Yes, there isn't anything quite as satisfying as blue blanket time!
Trisha
Voice Update: Still doing pretty well. I must admit that I slacked on my exercises yesterday. I think my muscle aches distracted me from my needed work! I am doing some massage this morning to work out some soreness from my neck muscles. I will "hit" the inhalation exercises in just a moment (can't type and do them at the same time for some reason!). I do have a speech appointment today so we will see what Susan thinks about my voice!
Even though my muscles ached all day yesterday making every movement excruciating*, I made it through the day! Work went well despite the awful woman recording on the United Healthcare automated help line. I don't understand how she can ask me to repeat something and then cut me off while I am repeating it! She isn't as nice as the Aetna man recording. He sounds like a cutie! I think I have a crush on him!
* This is a HUGE exaggeration. My muscle did ache but it was just a tick above the annoying level. I am just being a wimp!
Despite my muscles' protest, I got busy with the Wii again this morning. It was Yoga and strength training today. Not surprisingly, my push ups weren't as good as they were on Monday - probably due to my sore bicep muscles! My balance wasn't as good as usual either - probably because my calf muscles are competing to see who can be the "camp cramp champ!"
Actually, after going to bed with an aspirin, I woke up MUCH better. Only my calves are still really protesting. This surprises me a bit since I walk pretty much everyday. They should be used to being abused! By the way - still no walking since the arctic air is heading this way. It was a bit warmer today - about 30 - but tomorrow and Friday are supposed to be lows of 15 or so with highs during the days of only the low 20s. Brrrr!
Speaking of bed . . . it is blue blanket time!
What? You don't know about blue blanket time? You don't do this at YOUR house?
Actually, that doesn't surprise me too much!
Blue Blanket Time only comes about in our household when the temperatures dip lower than normal during our winters. This "ritual" involves days of discussing if we need an additional blanket on the bed - the blue blanket. Then, after the decision to put the blue blanket on the bed there is the straining to remember just where we put the blue blanket after the last cold snap. This leads to a hunt through every closet in the house until the blue blanket is found and triumphantly carried back to the bedroom.
Next, there is the debate over just how we should put the blanket on the bed. Over the comforter? Under the comforter? Do we tuck it in at the bottom? Leave it longer at the top? As always, we decide to put the blue blanket under the comforter (to minimize the white cat hair accumulation on the dark blue blanket) and to not tuck it in but to leave a fold at the bottom for extra warmth for our feet.
Now we strip the comforter off the bed (after pushing Skor off the bed once or twice), spread the blue blanket over the sheet (again, after pushing Skor off the bed at least once), fold the bottom of the blanket up for the foot warming area, and then pulling the comforter over the bed (with Skor between the blanket and the comforter).
A faint smile creeps onto Hubby's face as he anticipates a nice, toasty warm night of sleep. He is the one who is almost always cold at night. Me - I am the one who can sleep with only a sheet most of the time! We hurry to get ready for bed and then slide into our newly blue blanketed bed. We both sigh with contentment as we feel the foot warming layer doing its job.
Yes, there isn't anything quite as satisfying as blue blanket time!
Trisha
Voice Update: Still doing pretty well. I must admit that I slacked on my exercises yesterday. I think my muscle aches distracted me from my needed work! I am doing some massage this morning to work out some soreness from my neck muscles. I will "hit" the inhalation exercises in just a moment (can't type and do them at the same time for some reason!). I do have a speech appointment today so we will see what Susan thinks about my voice!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Wii Fit
Hi All!
It is still below freezing in Texas (at least in the mornings!) and since I don't have heavy enough clothing to walk in weather that cold (with the wind chill it is in the low teens!), I have been working out using my Wii Fit. I really like this "video game" and when I first got it I was dedicated to working out on it every day. Of course, that lasted about a month and then . . . . the balance board sat gathering dust on top and cat toys between it and the wall. *sigh*
Now I have gotten the balance board back out, dusted it off, changed the batteries, and have gotten back to work!
Today was my second day in a row (please hold the applause until I reach a good number like 10 or so!) to work out and I just want to tell you - if anyone reading this thought that the Wii Fit can't possibly give you a good workout . . . think again!
Yesterday I did my "Monday routine" which starts with some Yoga poses and then moves on to some strength training exercises before finishing up with a couple balance games. Last night I could already tell that I had worked out. My body was complaining about the activity! Not my legs so much - they are used to walking every morning - but my arms and sides! Can you say - do I really need to lift my arms for anything today?
This morning it was difficult to drag myself out of bed despite the hard working kitty (Skor) who was determined that I would. My body really, really just wanted an aspirin and more sleep. However, I got up, made Hubby his lunch (because he does so much for me!), and then got to work.
Tuesday's routine starts with more Yoga - stretching is important every day, right? - and then moves on to aerobic exercise (hula hooping really takes a lot out of you!) and ends with a couple balance games. Once I actually started working out, my muscles capitulated and got with the program. I am a bit aprehensive about what my muscles will feel like in a couple of hours. It might make work "interesting!"
Two days in a row. Not too bad for a start. Let's see if I can stick to this when I start walking again. Now THAT would be dedication!
Trisha
Voice Update: In the morning my voice was excellent! I had no difficulties at all with any sounds. However, after working at packing at the office and talking to Linda for about three hours . . . my voice was a bit fractious when I got home! The word "two" was of particular difficulty for some reason. I did my massage and my inhalation voicing so we will see how things go today at work. I did get a new massager from work - someone gave it to Linda and she didn't use it so she gave it to me. The massager is a small thing which is powered through the USB port in a computer! The whole thing is a bit underpowered but it is nice for some quick muscle massage while working on the computer!
It is still below freezing in Texas (at least in the mornings!) and since I don't have heavy enough clothing to walk in weather that cold (with the wind chill it is in the low teens!), I have been working out using my Wii Fit. I really like this "video game" and when I first got it I was dedicated to working out on it every day. Of course, that lasted about a month and then . . . . the balance board sat gathering dust on top and cat toys between it and the wall. *sigh*
Now I have gotten the balance board back out, dusted it off, changed the batteries, and have gotten back to work!
Today was my second day in a row (please hold the applause until I reach a good number like 10 or so!) to work out and I just want to tell you - if anyone reading this thought that the Wii Fit can't possibly give you a good workout . . . think again!
Yesterday I did my "Monday routine" which starts with some Yoga poses and then moves on to some strength training exercises before finishing up with a couple balance games. Last night I could already tell that I had worked out. My body was complaining about the activity! Not my legs so much - they are used to walking every morning - but my arms and sides! Can you say - do I really need to lift my arms for anything today?
This morning it was difficult to drag myself out of bed despite the hard working kitty (Skor) who was determined that I would. My body really, really just wanted an aspirin and more sleep. However, I got up, made Hubby his lunch (because he does so much for me!), and then got to work.
Tuesday's routine starts with more Yoga - stretching is important every day, right? - and then moves on to aerobic exercise (hula hooping really takes a lot out of you!) and ends with a couple balance games. Once I actually started working out, my muscles capitulated and got with the program. I am a bit aprehensive about what my muscles will feel like in a couple of hours. It might make work "interesting!"
Two days in a row. Not too bad for a start. Let's see if I can stick to this when I start walking again. Now THAT would be dedication!
Trisha
Voice Update: In the morning my voice was excellent! I had no difficulties at all with any sounds. However, after working at packing at the office and talking to Linda for about three hours . . . my voice was a bit fractious when I got home! The word "two" was of particular difficulty for some reason. I did my massage and my inhalation voicing so we will see how things go today at work. I did get a new massager from work - someone gave it to Linda and she didn't use it so she gave it to me. The massager is a small thing which is powered through the USB port in a computer! The whole thing is a bit underpowered but it is nice for some quick muscle massage while working on the computer!
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